CVE-2026-89093 Details
Description
The Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure by Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.33. This is due to the `is_ai_bot_user()` function identifying privileged internal AI bot accounts by performing a prefix check for `'ai-chat-bot-'` against a guest record's stored IP address, which is populated verbatim from the client-controlled `X-Real-IP` request header during unauthenticated guest registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a guest identity that the plugin treats as its own internal AI bot, bypassing the per-room role allowlist, draft-status check, and join filters — which are all short-circuited by the bot check in `user_can_join()` and `user_can_read()` — to join administrator-restricted chat rooms, post messages into them, and read the private message history of other users.
A vulnerability allowing information exposure through spoofing has been identified in the Better Messages WordPress plugin, specifically in versions up to and including 2.15.33. The issue arises from the 'is_ai_bot_user()' function, which checks for internal AI bot accounts by looking for a prefix in the guest record's IP address. This IP address is directly taken from the 'X-Real-IP' header during unauthenticated guest registration. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can create a guest identity that the plugin recognizes as an AI bot, circumventing role allowlists and filters to access restricted chat rooms and private message histories.
Users are advised to update the Better Messages WordPress plugin to version 3.0.0 or later.
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Assessed Sep 19, 2026CISA-ADP
Assessed Sep 19, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-287 | Improper Authentication | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Better Messages | <= 2.15.33 (semver) |
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Change History
2 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Sep 19, 2026 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |
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